Screen mounting



Jqne 10, 1930. J. c. SCHEEL ER SCREEN MOUNTING Filed Dec. 31, 1928Patented June 10, 1930 JOHN C. SCHEELER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIG-NORT BUFFALO VV'IR-E 703.15% (10., ING, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A COBPURATIONOF NEW'YORK SCREEN IVIOUNTTNG Application filed. December 31, 1928.

This invention relates to means for detachably mounting a screen in anopening formed in a wall of an automobile or vehicle.

As is well known to motorists who drive a car with the windows open inthe summer time, bees, bugs, and insects and also dust and soot enterthrough the window opening, which is not only annoying but alsodangerous.

It is the purpose of this invention to provide simple and eflicientmeans whereby screens may be readily and quickly mounted in a windowopening and also removed there from and which will not detract from theneat appearance of the car.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of an enclosed automobile bodyshowing the door forming a side wall of the car provided with a windowopening in which a screen is mounted in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical section, on an enlarged scale, taken online 22, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3--3, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevation, on an enlarged scale, showing abracket and associated parts for mounting the screen in the windowopenin of a wall.

In the following description similar characters of reference indicatelike parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Although this invention is capable of use in mounting a screen in awindow opening of a wall which may form part of various kinds ofstructures the same is shown, for example. in the present case inconnection with the window opening of a door 11 forming part of the sidewall of the enclosed body of an automobile.

This opening may be covered or uncovered by a glass pane 12 which may beshifted by any suitable means.

The screen is preferably mounted within the window opening on the outerside of the glass pane and in its preferred form this screen consists ofa rectangular frame 13 of flat metal and a panel 14 of woven wire fab-Serial No. 329,341.

ric extending across this frame and secured at its edge thereto bysolder or otherwise.

The means which embody my invention for removably mounting this screenwithin the window opening are preferably constructed as follows:

At its lower edge the frame of the screen provided with one or moredownwardly projecting fastening pins 15, preferably two of them adjacentto the lower corners of the frame and connected thereto by rivets 16 orother suitable means. Each of these pins is adapted to engage a socket17 in the lower horizontal side 18 of the window opening. On eachvertical side of the window opening adjacent to the upper end thereofthe same is provided with a bracket which is detachably secured to theadjacent upright frame bar of the screen. Tn its preferred form thisbracket is made of metal in the shape of the letter L, and one leg 19thereof forms a base and is secureo to the adjacent vertical side 20 ofthe window opening and the other leg 21 thereof forms an abutment andengages the inner side of the adjacent upright frame bar of the screen.

The leg 21 of the bracket is detachably connected with the respectiveframe bar by a screw stem 22 projecting outwardly or f0rwardly throughsaid frame bar, and a screw nut 23 applied to the outer end of said stemand bearing against the outer side of said frame.

For the purpose of permitting the brackets to be secured to the verticalsides of the window opening without cutting into the same and stillpermit the screen frame to fill the entire window opening, each of theupright bars of the screen frame is provided with a notch 24 whichreceives the base leg 19 of the respective bracket.

By these means the screen can be easily and conveniently mounted in thewindow frame during the summer time when required as well as-dismountedduring winter time when not needed. When the screen is mounted the samepreserves the neat appearance of the car and when the screen is removedthe brackets are inconspicuous and do not detract from the appearance ofthe car.

Owing to the simplicity of this mounting the same can be manufacturedeconomically and applied to cars With no appreciablein crease in cost. 7i I claim as my invention:' In an automobile Window screen of the typehaving an apertured frame, a frame support comprising an L-shapedbracket having one leg adapted to be secured to the window of anautomobile and the other leg adapted to engage With one side of theframe over the aperture in the frame, a screw-stem integral with andprojecting from said last mentioned leg and adapted to pass outwardlythrough the aperture in the frame, and a screw-nut adapted to engagesaid screw-stem and to bear against the outer side of the frame.

In testimony whereof I hereby affix my signature.

JOHN G. (SCHEELER.

